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The outside of the Andrew N. Liveris building.

An innovative new building at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland is more than just smart architecture - it has the potential to unlock ways for Australia to transition to a sustainable, zero-emissions economy.

13 April 2022
Parliament House, Canberra under a cloudy sky. Adobe

The Federal election campaign has officially kicked off, and Australians are heading to the polls on May 21.

11 April 2022
Men standing at Australian polling booths

The social media spending trends of candidates seeking to secure votes in the upcoming Federal election will be highlighted by a data dashboard created by University of Queensland academics.

8 April 2022
A woman holding a metal rod, with a man in suit looking on.

A Brisbane startup company founded on University of Queensland technology to monitor the health of electricity network transformers has been acquired by French multinational Schneider Electric in a multi-million-dollar deal.

5 April 2022
Australian currency piled up going from $100 bill downwards in denominations

Tax cuts, fuel excise and measures to address to cost of living were the big ticket items in the 2022 Federal Budget, handed down in the shadow of COVID-19, Russia invading Ukraine, and the impact of severe floods in Queensland and northern New...

30 March 2022
A koala in a gum tree.

A koala, specially bred as part of a University of Queensland-led conservation project, could turn around the fate of endangered koala colonies along Australia’s east coast.

29 March 2022
A teenager wearing a headset, while playing a computer game.

Whether it is watching television or playing electronic games, teenagers are experiencing serious physical and mental health consequences after just two hours of screen use, according to University of Queensland-led research.

29 March 2022
Two women in white lab coats

When clinical psychiatrist and University of Queensland researcher Dr Cathy Franklin saw her first patient with Catatonia and Acute Regression in Down Syndrome in 2009, she was shocked.

22 March 2022
White tables spilled onto a table in front of a medicine container

People who are prescribed opioids for pain relief have a higher risk of developing mood disorders such as anxiety, University of Queensland researchers have found.

15 March 2022
A COVID model

Researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland have developed a mathematical model that can predict the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, potentially speeding-up the development of new vaccines.

15 March 2022
A pair of hands in surgical gloves examing a petri dish

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has been selected as one of the first launch institutions in the world to partner with biotechnology company Moderna to research and develop vaccines to tackle the world’s greatest global public health threats.

10 March 2022
A woman in a white shirt smiling

Dr Sonia Shah is deciphering some of the most difficult scientific and medical dilemmas facing society, but it was returning to work after having a baby that almost unravelled her.

9 March 2022
Overhead shot of flooded homes surrounded by brown water

The 2022 floods devastated communities in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales and pushed emergency services to their limits. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has a range of experts available to offer comment on this crisis.

1 March 2022
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has handed down the second instalment of its Sixth Assessment report, Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaption and Vulnerability.

1 March 2022
The flags of Russia and Ukraine with the silhouette of a soldier in front

Russia has invaded Ukraine – creating the largest security crisis in Europe since World War II. How will the West respond to this Russian aggression and what does it mean for world peace, energy prices and international trade? Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of...

25 February 2022